40-year-old Man arrested for raping minor daughter in Delhi

According to the police, on Friday at 10:01 p.m., a PCR call regarding the rape of a minor was received at Mayur Vihar police station

New Delhi: A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter multiple times in east Delhi, an official said on Saturday.

The accused was identified as Maqsood, a native of Bihar. Maqsood,a drug addict, resides with his family in a rented accommodation in east Delhi. According to the police, on Friday at 10:01 p.m., a PCR call regarding the rape of a minor was received at Mayur Vihar police station.

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During counseling, the girl alleged that she was raped repeatedly by her father in the absence of her mother. “She stated that on Friday, around 3 p.m., the accused again raped his daughter while her mother was away. When the woman returned, the survivor narrated the ordeal to her mother,” said a senior police official.

Subsequently, the girl’s statement was recorded in the presence of her mother, and a case under sections 376(2)(n) and 506 of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act was registered. “The medical examination of the victim was conducted at LBS Hospital, East Delhi, and Maqsood was arrested,” the official added.